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He is accused of hiring three men to kill his wife Anni during their honeymoon in Cape Town in 2010.

He was extradited to South Africa in April and was ordered to have a 30-day psychiatric evaluation similar to the one undertaken by Oscar Pistorius.

A panel of three psychiatrists and a clinical psychologist compiled a report following his assessment at Valkenberg psychiatric hospital.

Their decision today was unanimous, meaning the 34-year-old, from Bristol, will now stand trial in October charged with conspiracy to commit kidnapping, robbery with aggravating circumstances, murder, kidnapping, and defeating the ends of justice.

The South African authorities have been waiting for more than three years to get Dewani into the dock.

Before his extradition, he was detained in a hospital in Britain for depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.

He has not yet formally offered a plea, but has consistently denied any involvement in his wife’s murder.

Dewani claimed he and Anni, 28, were kidnapped at gunpoint as they drove through Gugulethu in Cape Town in a taxi in November 2010.

He was released unharmed, but his wife’s body was found in the abandoned car the next day. She had been shot through the neck.

Her sister Ami Denborg said today: “It’s a relief for all of us. We’ve been waiting quite a long time for this.

“I know this autumn is going to be tough for us but we still want the trial to start so that we can get the information we need, we can get to know what really happened.

“It feels like we’re moving forward. It’s still a long way to go but at least we’re taking steps in the right direction, and this feels like a huge step in the right direction.” It is the South African state’s case that Dewani conspired with Cape Town residents Zola Tongo, Mziwamadoda Qwabe and Xolile Mngeni to kill his wife.

Tongo, Qwabe, and Mngeni are already serving jail terms in connection with the murder.

A pre-trial hearing will take place on September 9 and the trial will start on October 6.